I’m glad to see that I’m not the only person in the UK stressing about petrol price rises. This data from internet monitor Hitwise shows how the number of searches for petrol prices have increased to an all-time high as prices have hit a high too. It’s interesting that people are appear to be searching […]
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75 Petrol Saving Tips
You may have noticed that I’m pretty obsessed with petrol prices and efficiency recently – so this post on 75 gas saving tips naturally caught my eye. The interesting thing about this post is that along with the normal tips about not driving aggressively and discussion on whether air conditioning or opening windows is more […]
Save Even More Online with Cashback Sites
Going online is now pretty much the standard way of finding bargains for most of us, using sites such as Amazon, MoneySupermarket and eBay to get the lowest prices on a vast range of products. But there’s another way to squeeze even more money out of the deal – cashback sites. The premise is pretty […]
FuelFrog: Track Your Miles Per Gallon
I was talking yesterday about how I’m planning to work out how much driving is costing me. As I mentioned, a big part of that is working out how much I spend on petrol, so I need to work out how much I use. This morning Lifehacker featured a new tool, FuelFrog, which promises to […]
Calculating How Much Driving Costs Me
I’ve recently been thinking about how much I use my car (a 1.1 litre Fiat Punto), and whether it’s something I can cut down on, and in the process, save money. One of the problems I have is that I don’t really know how much driving my car costs me. I know the fixed costs, […]
Are You Frugal or Cheap? Take This Test To Find Out
Moolanomy has posted an interesting little test to tell if you’re frugal or cheap. I took the test and scored 22 points, which is described as not being frugal, but I appear to be reasonable with my spending habits, which sums me up pretty well I think. In actual fact, I think I often think […]
Energy Prices Expected To Rise By 20-35%
If you thought that the price of your gas and electricity couldn’t get any higher, then think again. It is predicted that there will be more energy price rises this Summer and Autumn, heaping more misery on us poor consumers. So what can you do to limit the effect of these rises? Well, firstly, it’s […]
Help The Planet & Your Wallet
You may have noticed that today is Earth Day – “intended to inspire awareness of and appreciation for the Earth’s environment.” Whilst I do what I can to be green, I don’t particularly go out of my way to save the planet, which is something I’m a little ashamed of. But going green needn’t be […]
Budget 2008: Are You Any Better Off?
This year’s budget wasn’t the most exciting, but in the current financial climate, you could hardly expect it to be. With businesses and consumers finding borrowing more and more difficult, as banks reduce their lending following the credit crunch, and as the cost of electricity, gas, petrol and food continue to rise, we’re all finding […]
Essential (Free) PC Software
Not so long ago I purchased a new computer (a laptop PC, to be precise). If the cost of the laptop wasn’t enough, once it had been delivered I then started looking to add all the essential software I needed. Of course, some software can be expensive, but thankfully, there are now many excellent free […]